pet-o-phile (noun): a person who loves pets and other animals. Please do not confuse it with "pedophile" because of your inability to spell. If you've come here for anything but pictures of cute animals, please seek counseling. Make no mistake: This is the blog for for kitty porn, mutt smut and other adorable animals. It's what the Internet was made for.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010

One day, I thought to myself, "What if there are other people out there who have the same problem as me—wasting time looking at pictures of kittens and other cute creatures—and they don't know about this (janky) site?" So I tried reaching out via Scammers' Paradise: Craigslist.

First, I posted on the 'List in the Bay Area in California, then to Memphis, Tennessee, and then Richmond, Virginia. The posts read a little something like:

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Title:(pets) Cute animals of all kinds
You may be trolling Craigslist just to see some nice pictures of animals.
I understand; I've been there, too. Animals are really cute.
Here's another resource. Don't be afraid to visit. It's (not that) scandalous: petophile.blogspot.com.

Oh yeah, don't get the wrong idea by the name: It's a pun. Obviously.

A little cheeky, sure, but innocuous.
They were all flagged and removed in seven, four and six hours, respectively. I even got a few e-mails about it (one was a scam). Anyway, here's what I wrote in reply to the other one:

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Hi Nancy,
I received your message in response to my post on Craigslist. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, but I was confused by your reply:"SICK FUCK"
I'm not sure why you chose to say that or what that means. Maybe you could explain?
Hope you're having a fantastic day.

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I'm still waiting to hear back from her. Nancy: Write me! Or find the Petophile on Facebook!

(Wait, this cat chewing on a twig is kind of sick. Nancy may be on to something here ...)

Another way to help amazing equines, specifically Foxy and her pasture mates, is by sponsoring her (or another hot animal at her farm) for $10 a month, because helping beautiful animals is awesome: achanceforbliss.com. I'll be sharing additional pics of grossfaces from this little sanctuary later, as well as other outlets to help more grossfaces.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Friday, July 16, 2010

Twelve wild horses have died. At least three foals have died, too.
This weekend, there will be more deaths.

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management began rounding up wild horses, claiming it was to the animals' benefit because of extreme overpopulation and lack of available water, even though around 2,000 letters of protest from the public requested the roundup not occur, especially due to the summer heat and because it's still the foaling season. The roundup was halted on July 14, but a recent hearing gave the green light to continue this weekend, despite temperatures forecast to be in the 90s.

The roundup occurred in the desert in northeastern Nevada. The casualties from the roundup are now around a dozen. Causes of death are attributed to dehydration, brain swelling, colic and other related conditions. One horse was reported to have broken a leg in the melee and had to be put down.

It must be remembered, these are wild animals, not pasture ponies. And the wild horse is symbol of the Wild West, of the American heritage. So why are 33,000-36,000 of them—more than half of the wild-horse population—in government holding pens instead of remaining, well, in the wild? What's the point?

It sounds like a complicated situation—because it involves people and money.

Some claim that it's because the horses (and wild burros) are competing for grazing land with commercial cattle. And there's also rumblings that the animals are being cleared out because there is a natural-gas pipeline planned on going through that land where they roam.

Allegedly, Department of the Interior Ken Salazar, who oversees the BLM, claims that "horses don't belong on public lands." That's like saying that bald eagles don't belong in the air or to nest in trees. It simply makes no sense. Nor does rounding up these horses in such extreme heat, especially when mares are still pregnant or have just foaled. The last thing they need is to be chased by a helicopter, frightened out of their minds, separated from their young, and if they don't become dehydrated or ill, be put into a crowded pen. And the BLM is not allowing the press to cover the roundup, either, to boot.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

I stumbled across what may be one of the first photographic kitty pornographers ever: Harry Pointer. He took posed and candid shots of his cats in the 1870s and included little captions on the photos. Check out his work.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

A quick review of the obvious: Kitty porn is pornographic in nature because it's obscenely cute. It is an explicit display of adorable animals, intended to stimulate warm and fuzzy feelings and often includes exclaiming "Aww!" after immediate viewing, like this little vomit primer above.

So being a petophile may be a little embarrassing (hello, cat ladies!), but it's innocent fun—unlike American Apparel ads, which this shot reminds me of, albeit tamer and without the acute creepiness. Even creepier, however, is the "vertically integrated" company's CEO, who looks like he's a director from a '70s porno ... at best.